# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share-category/911000)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share-category/911000 "2020-06-19T22:44:19Z")
(MPSIMS) For general discussion: from frivolous chatter to deep thoughts; from harmless diversions to life-changing announcements. Moderators : @engineer\_comp\_geek @Puzzlegal @Aspenglow --- ## [No political/religious jabs in breaking news threads in MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-political-religious-jabs-in-breaking-news-threads-in-mpsims/740558)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-political-religious-jabs-in-breaking-news-threads-in-mpsims/740558 "2015-12-15T19:58:35Z")
This is not a new rule but rather codifies the existing informal guidelines. MPSIMS threads are often started to call attention to breaking news stories. Many posters value these threads because they offer new informati… --- ## [Happy Doper Milestones thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 585\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442 "2026-09-03T17:55:41Z")
Diggit Camara pointed out that we have an In Memoriam thread stickied, but not one for happy life events, like births of babies, weddings (esp. between members!) and the like. So here’s a thread for that. Enjoy! --- ## [The MMP FAQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-faq/599358)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-faq/599358 "2011-10-11T23:08:35Z")
The MMP FAQ \*\*What does MMP stand for? \*\*Monday Morning Post \*\*What the $#@& is an MMP anyhow? \*\*Basically a ragtag collection of stuff that is too pointless even for MPSIMS. Sharing our personal observations, the day … --- ## [In Memoriam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memoriam/489917 "2026-06-11T07:26:06Z")
Over the years the Straight Dope community has included a huge variety of memorable and remarkable people. Posters come and go for their own reasons, but some have left us much sooner than we would have liked. This is … --- ## [It's Time For A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/1033440)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-new-mmp/1033440 "2026-09-29T08:44:11Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 57 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 86 and sunny, but will be cloudy late afternoon. I am still a bit sinusy, though I feel better today. 'Twill be a good… --- ## [Five suspects arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-suspects-arrested-on-suspicion-of-terror-offences-near-raf-fairford/1033447 "2026-09-29T07:51:48Z")
Breaking News from BBC , a farmer who called 999 when she saw “a large group of hooded and masked men” said she “foiled” their plans - here’s the WhatsApp she sent her neighbours at 01:49 on Sunday But Defence Secr… --- ## [Starship development and progress \[previous title: Will Musk's starship reach orbit this year?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-development-and-progress-previous-title-will-musks-starship-reach-orbit-this-year/967583)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 1650\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-development-and-progress-previous-title-will-musks-starship-reach-orbit-this-year/967583 "2026-09-29T07:07:57Z")
There was a flurry of activity last year when the upper stage was being tested. And then… nothing much. Of course there was a lot of 'FAA regulatory ‘stuff’, but it seems that’s been at least somewhat sorted. Has he r… --- ## [Pet pictures!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 2836\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-pictures/920105 "2026-09-29T06:49:17Z")
Because our pets are awesome, here is a thread dedicated to honoring their awesomeness with pictures. (To display pictures, upload to a photo sharing site and share the link.) Dopers, meet Luna: … --- ## [Another wikipedia editing question: "Checkability"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wikipedia-editing-question-checkability/1033460)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wikipedia-editing-question-checkability/1033460 "2026-09-29T05:03:44Z")
I made an edit on wikipedia, pretty minor, just changing from where a couple “had a son” to “adopted a son.” I supplied a citation to a (paywalled) newspaper article attesting to as much. Five hours later, it was rever… --- ## [What's the most interesting car you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 8284\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889 "2026-09-29T03:48:32Z")
I often keep a running track of the most interesting car I see on my commute each day. It can be a rare sports car, a brand new model, an old classic, or even a bizarre paint job. Heck, somedays it’s an amazing bumper st… --- ## [You're a terrible person and you should feel bad (Confess!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-terrible-person-and-you-should-feel-bad-confess/1033147)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-terrible-person-and-you-should-feel-bad-confess/1033147 "2026-09-29T03:42:27Z")
I never cry at funerals. I drink instant coffee with milk and too much sugar. I think the c-word is my favorite word in the English language, when used appropriately (or inappropriately, as the case may be). Its close … --- ## [Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3730\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965 "2026-09-29T03:37:22Z")
The other day I was driving to work and ended up behind a car with a custom plate: BLEAGH And a cheerful commute to you today as well. --- ## [What \*as seen on TV" products have you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-as-seen-on-tv-products-have-you-purchased/1033409 "2026-09-29T03:06:24Z")
I got hung on those blankets with arms. Ordered several. Junky fabric. We were too long for them. You may not know it but I have freakishly long arms. It was basically elbow length in the sleeve. When washed and dried … --- ## [The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 467\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892 "2026-09-29T02:08:07Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1) - #10002 by Johnny\_L.A. Previous discussions: The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1) --- ## [Odd or interesting little items you keep track of via the 'net](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-or-interesting-little-items-you-keep-track-of-via-the-net/1033402)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-or-interesting-little-items-you-keep-track-of-via-the-net/1033402 "2026-09-29T00:44:47Z")
Are there any odd or interesting little items you keep track of? From time to time you look them up on the 'net to see if anything new has occured. Here are a few of mine: TikTok videos of a crazy neighbor who thinks… --- ## [Apparently life on earth will exist for about a trillion generations total](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-life-on-earth-will-exist-for-about-a-trillion-generations-total/1033434)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-life-on-earth-will-exist-for-about-a-trillion-generations-total/1033434 "2026-09-29T00:25:31Z")
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole today about the history of life and its evolution, but also the future of life on earth. Things like how the sun will get larger and hotter which will remove CO2 from the atmosphere and… --- ## [Update on my porn actress neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-my-porn-actress-neighbor/1033129 "2026-09-28T23:37:58Z")
A few years ago I posted about a porn actress I stumbled across a porn actress that lives a few houses away from me. A very pretty young Asian woman. She seems to have moved away but the older woman with the same last na… --- ## [Misread thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 2087\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 "2026-09-28T23:22:56Z")
This morning , I thought it said “Just porcupines”. Turned out to be Just punchlines, over in Thread Games. That ever happen to you? --- ## [Fat Bear Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bear-week/1033457)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bear-week/1033457 "2026-09-28T22:03:01Z")
If you google “Fat Bear Week” a bear appears on the screen. A salmon button on the bottom of the screen will drop salmon for the bear to eat… and get fatter! --- ## [When in discourse of sequential threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 2813\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906 "2026-09-28T20:53:52Z")
Looks like the old one is more than 10K so here goes. Things are opening up. What personal service are you comfortable to try to get? Toilet Plume and the Coronavirus Normally I get a Toilet Plume every month or so bu… --- ## [Suspect in 1982 Tylenol Murders is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspect-in-1982-tylenol-murders-is-dead/986852)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspect-in-1982-tylenol-murders-is-dead/986852 "2026-09-28T20:45:53Z")
\>James Lewis, the sole suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, has died James Lewis, the lone suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, was found dead Sunday at his home in suburban Boston, multiple law-enforcement sources con… --- ## [So - I've started my medical transition last week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-started-my-medical-transition-last-week/1033380)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-started-my-medical-transition-last-week/1033380 "2026-09-28T20:10:21Z")
Quick note to the folks who know me IRL: This is not your news to share. I am no where near my social transition at this time. Last November, I had a life shattering revelation. The long and short of it, is that I re… --- ## [Welcome to the 2026 edition of the SDMB Shot Glass Exchange…with a slight twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange-with-a-slight-twist/1033075)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-2026-edition-of-the-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange-with-a-slight-twist/1033075 "2026-09-28T19:31:14Z")
I have decided to step up and run the 2026 SDMB Shot Glass Exchange, and the twist is this: If you join our merry little band you will send, at the bare minimum, a shot glass and a written toast that you have used in the… --- ## [Has anyone here used a Mudita Kompakt? I’m test-driving one and have some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-a-mudita-kompakt-i-m-test-driving-one-and-have-some-questions/1033436)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-a-mudita-kompakt-i-m-test-driving-one-and-have-some-questions/1033436 "2026-09-28T19:01:43Z")
I’ve had it a few days so far, and I’ve been taking my time getting acquainted, I guess you could say. Just today I discovered that the initial system update I performed upon unboxing didn’t bring me all the way up to th… --- ## [What do you get in an auto parts store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-in-an-auto-parts-store/1032643)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-in-an-auto-parts-store/1032643 "2026-09-28T15:16:09Z")
Around here, where growth is infinitesimal, the only new storefronts are for medical offices and huge auto parts stores. I thought nobody worked on their cars anymore because you can’t do much in a computerized engine. … --- ## [What's some strange or funny answers you've gotten from Google's AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-strange-or-funny-answers-youve-gotten-from-googles-ai/1033348 "2026-09-28T14:12:52Z")
I find it is often bad at historical data that you ask for. It will point occasionally give (and point sources) at contemporary wages when I ask for wage data from decades ago. It more often blurs together sources from t… --- ## [More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8278\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2026-09-28T13:56:03Z")
An elderly couple were watching the tv and the husband had the remote. He kept changing back and forth between a porn channel and a fishing programme. “For heaven’s sake” said his wife “leave it on the porn channel, yo… --- ## [Interesting news (general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-general/1033446)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-general/1033446 "2026-09-28T13:02:58Z")
We don’t seem to have a thread like this, but my search may have failed me. For a while I’ve been reading interesting news stories that don’t necessarily have a home, but I don’t want to start a whole new thread for them… --- ## [(Old) GET READY TO RUM-BEAR! - A Fat Bear Week MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-get-ready-to-rum-bear-a-fat-bear-week-mmp/1033239)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-get-ready-to-rum-bear-a-fat-bear-week-mmp/1033239 "2026-09-28T11:30:14Z")
Grab some smoked salmon and get ready to vote for your favorite bulked up bruin. Know your bears. And if not, talk amongst yourselves. I’m up, caffeinated, and off to heave. It’s currently 71 degrees Ferret Height(21.… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1)